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Welcome To The Club: A Look Back at the Spring Letter Jacket Ceremony
Apr 4, 2013, 9:03 PM EDT
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The Notre Dame Monogram Club held its annual spring letter jacket ceremony on Wednesday night in Club Naimoli honoring more than 50 first-time monogram winners. Student athletic trainers, video technicians, and student-athletes from the cheerleading, football, soccer, volleyball and cross country programs were recognized for their accomplishments, joining an elite group in Notre Dame’s illustrious…
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Remember Domer Dens? Launched last spring, the Fighting Irish Digital Media series went inside the rooms of ultimate Notre Dame fans, bringing you closer to their incredible collections of hats, shirts, helmets, jerseys, footballs, posters, pennants and other collectibles. After a long hiatus, Domer Dens returns with a look inside John Hoffman’s basement. Hoffman, a…
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December was a quiet month in terms of games being played, but it certainly doesn’t mean things slowed down for the Fighting Irish. On Dec. 2, the Notre Dame players, coaches and staff celebrated their berth in the national championship with a BCS watch party at the Gug. The matchup with #2 Alabama, set for…
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November was another special month for Notre Dame athletics. Basketball kicked into full swing, hockey swept one of its top rivals on the road for the first time in decades, and on the gridiron, the Fighting Irish continued their incredible season. On Nov. 3, that quest for perfection seemed in jeopardy. But then, the magic…
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Of all the months, October was probably the busiest for the Fighting Irish – especially on television. On Oct. 3, a new Strong of Heart feature debuted on NBC Sports Network. The episode included features on Notre Dame football historian Steve Boda and senior linebacker Manti Te’o. However, that was just the beginning. Notre Dame…
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Notre Dame kicked off September on the Emerald Isle, an incredible weekend celebrating the university and its connection to Ireland. Oh yeah, there was a football game too. The following week, there were a couple of party crashers at the football team’s home opener against Purdue. Owen Wilson and Vince Vaughn (who made his film…
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As it does every year, August brought a lot of hope and excitement back to campus, as teams kicked off training camp. The Irish football team held its first practice on Aug. 4, while both soccer teams opened practice hoping to rebound from disappointing 2011 seasons. About halfway through camp, the football team spent an…
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Though most seasons were finished by the time June came around, it was nevertheless a busy month for the Fighting Irish. Student-athletes took part in summer session classes, with many enrolled in a course called “Career Development Through Community Engagement,” where they spent time giving back to those in the Michiana area. Back on campus,…
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In April, the women’s basketball team kicked off the month with an exciting 83-75 overtime win against fellow #1 seed Connecticut in the national semifinal in Denver. A late rebound and putback from Natalie Novosel, a block from Skylar Diggins (yes, a block from the 5’9″ Irish point guard) and a pair of key three-pointers…
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Last night, the Student-Athlete Advisory Council (SAAC) held their 16th Annual Pediatric Christmas Party. SAAC invites the pediatric hematology and oncology wards from Memorial Hospital every year, and this year added St. Joseph Regional Medical Center to the list. Tammy Robison, the parent advocate for Memorial Hospital, said, “It’s phenomenal! It’s so great for our…
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As I mentioned in my Sports Illustrated cover post a few weeks ago, superstition is nothing new when it comes to sports. So with the Irish in the midst of a perfect season, fans are doing whatever they can to see that Notre Dame hoists the coveted crystal football on Jan. 7. Josh Stowe (’01)…
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Notre Dame student-athletes work to be the best at everything they do. They work to be the best athletes. The work to be the best students. They work to be the best representatives of the University of Notre Dame. And they work to be the best people they can be. Some of the student-athletes work…
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Everyone knows that football is a big deal at Notre Dame, but it goes further than head coach Brian Kelly and his men in gold and blue. Men’s interhall tackle football is a chance for guys who either played high school football to put on their pads and helmets again and do what they love or…
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While the university continues to celebrate 125 Years of Notre Dame Football throughout the season, the milestone is also bringing out the creative side of Irish fans and alums across the nation. As we mentioned on the blog earlier in the week, Minnesota artist Tim Cortes recently finished a pair of Notre Dame themed pieces…
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Earlier this year, the university commissioned artist Tim Cortes to create a panoramic celebrating 125 years of Notre Dame football. The “Honor and Tradition” artwork (displayed above) uses prisma-color pencil and measures five feet long by one foot high. The artwork includes familiar Irish football faces, including Knute Rockne, The Four Horsemen, Ara Parseghian, and…
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After another strong weekend for Notre Dame athletics, The FIX returns from the Purcell Pavilion, a venue home to four Fighting Irish events this week. Men’s basketball got the fun started last night with an exhibition contest against Quincy, and women’s hoops hits the court on Thursday evening versus Edinboro. Friday will be a busy…
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Over the last couple weeks, three very special Notre Dame videos have been featured on NBC and NBC Sports Network. If you forgot to tune in or set your DVR, don’t worry – you have a few more opportunities. Each of these episodes will be re-airing on NBCSN and all three will posted on the…
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After today, all I can hope is that the Fighting Irish faithful have some energy left for game time. On Friday, the fun began at 6 am and didn’t stop ’til the sun had gone down. Students and fans started their day with Mike & Mike, who broadcast their daily radio show live on Library…
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With Mike & Mike and College GameDay invading Library Quad, and NBC broadcasting pre- and post-game shows live from Notre Dame Stadium, there will be a lot of big-name sports media personalities on campus this weekend. Greeny and Golic will broadcast live on Friday from 6 – 10 am, while the ESPN’s flagship college football…
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In July, University Vice President/Director of Athletics Jack Swarbrick participated in a Google+ Hangout, discussing the state of Fighting Irish Athletics with representatives from several Notre Dame online fan communities. Tonight at 7:00 pm ET, Swarbrick joins Fighting Irish Digital Media for a second Hangout. Due to an unfortunate technical glitch, the host computer disconnected…
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Note: This document was originally produced and distributed on Sept. 26, 2012. In January 2013, Manti Te’o told ESPN he had been the victim of a hoax regarding the existence of Lennay Kekua. The flower lei is a symbol of affection, presented to someone in expression of love, reverence, respect, congratulations, or welcome. This past…
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Last, but not least in our introductions for tonight’s Google+ Hangout (7 pm ET) is Pat Mitsch, co-founder and writer for the now-defunct Blue-Gray Sky blog. Pat is a 1999 Notre Dame graduate, and is currently a systems engineer in Boston, Mass. He is one of the original writers for Blue-Gray Sky and recently has…
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The Google+ Hangout is just a few hours away (tonight at 7:00 pm ET), and this morning, we’ll introduce you to the final two participants, starting with Joshua Vowles, better known as The Subway Domer. Joshua has been the lead writer and editor-in-chief of the website, Subway Domer since he founded it in 2006. He…
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The third panelist in our Google+ Hangout (Wednesday, Sept. 26 at 7:00 pm ET) is Tyler Moorehead. Tyler is a senior English major at Notre Dame. He is the Vice President of Social Media and Public Relations for the Leprechaun Legion (@LepLegion). This means you can catch him with phone in-hand almost 24/7 as he…
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Yesterday on UNDerground, we announced an upcoming Google+ Hangout with University Vice President/Director of Athletics Jack Swarbrick. Like the Hangout that took place this summer, Swarbrick will be discussing the state of Fighting Irish Athletics with representatives from several Notre Dame online fan communities. This week’s Hangout will take place on Wednesday, Sept. 26 at…
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Coach Kelly Sirius/XM Town Hall - Assistant Coaches
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